Do you ever wonder how prolific bloggers come up with ideas to write about every week, every few days or, in my case, EVERY DAY? It can be a challenge. And it is something I\u2019ve written about before\u2014but not quite from this angle.<\/p>\n
You see, at this moment, I don\u2019t have an inkling of an idea for today\u2019s blog topic. Sometimes a topic leaps out at me from an email I get in the morning, or I\u2019ll have a note on my desk related to a question a client or blog visitor asked recently that would make a good blog subject. I\u2019ll sometimes go through old posts and choose one to rewrite. And then there are days like today, when I will just start writing until something occurs to me.<\/p>\n
Sometimes I create a blog post from start to finish just by rambling. Other times, I may delete the preliminary chitchat and post just the meat of the material I come up with. For example, while jotting down my thoughts, I might mention that I\u2019ve been invited to speak and then I write a piece on how to get speaking engagements. I may doodle a bit about the work I\u2019m doing to organize SPAWN members in the booth at the LA Times Festival of Books and end up writing a blog focusing on how to work a book festival so it works for you. This might remind me of a chapter in my upcoming book on public speaking for authors and I might treat you to an excerpt from the new book. Or my mind may wander and I might become pensive and end up writing about listening to your muse, turning thoughts into articles (or stories), changing a negative attitude into a positive one when it comes to book promotion, etc.<\/p>\n
Coming up with a blog topic every day (or an article topic on demand, if you are a freelance article writer), is challenging. As some of you know, I started my nearly 40-year-long writing career writing articles for magazines. In fact, I supported myself through article-writing for many years. I still survive through my writing\/publishing\/consulting business. And part of the reason is that I had the courage to follow my dream\u2014my passion.<\/p>\n
My ramblings today, however, are not leading me into a discussion about the writing dream. Let me, instead, give you some ideas for coming up with article\/blog\/speech topics related to your book.
\n\u2022\tPay attention to what\u2019s going on around you.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tGet out and socialize more, attend events and activities related to the theme of your book\/blog.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tBe open to article ideas in every experience or conversation.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tKeep a hot file\u2014when an idea occurs to you, write it down and file it away and refer to it often.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tRead the newsletters and magazines related to your industry or topic. Glean the germs of ideas from the articles, links, comments, events\/activities listed, etc.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tWrite about what you know as well as what you want to know.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tEaves drop on the conversations of others.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tPractice creating many articles or blog posts from a single idea.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tTurn questions into blog or article topics.<\/p>\n
Follow these few tips and your array and scope of articles and\/or blog posts will multiply like unrestrained bunnies.<\/p>\n
I have a neat little book designed for article-writers, but it is also a valuable tool for those of you who want to submit short stories for publication. And many of the same principles work for coming up with blog ideas. It\u2019s A Writer\u2019s Guide to Magazine Articles for Book Promotion or Profit. <\/em><\/p>\n Order my brand new book, Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author<\/em> for $19.95 (for the rest of April, 2012) and receive a FREE copy of A Writer\u2019s Guide to Magazine Articles<\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you ever wonder how prolific bloggers come up with ideas to write about every week, every few days or, in my case, EVERY DAY? It can be a challenge. And it is something I\u2019ve written about before\u2014but not quite from this angle. You see, at this moment, I don\u2019t have an inkling of an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t